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review of charpter 20

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movement toward midline   adduction  
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turned inward   inversion  
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movement away from midline   abduction  
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from a stable substance to a charged particle   ionization  
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lying down; prone or supine   recumbent  
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turning outward   eversion  
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bending a part   flexion  
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straightening a limb   extension  
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obstructing passage of x-rays   radiopaque  
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aids in performing ultrasound procedure   sonogram  
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permitting passage of x-rays   radiolucent  
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lying on side   lateral decubitus  
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x-ray tube from an angle   oblique  
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on the side   lateral  
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anteroposterior veiw; front to back   AP  
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lying on belly   prone  
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lying on back   supine  
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Posteroanterior view;back to front   PA  
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uterus and fallopian tubes   hysterosalpingography  
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lower gastrointestinal tract   barium enema  
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bile vessels;ducts   cholangiography  
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esophagus, stomach,and small intestine   upper GI tract  
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joints   anthrography  
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blood vessels   angiography  
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urinary tract   retrograde pyelography  
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spinal cord   myelography  
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therapeutic procedures are performed under guidance of fluoroscopy,CT, MRI, Ultrasonography   interventional radiology  
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x-ray pictures are taken around circular area of body and computer transmits it into composite images   computed tomography  
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magnetic field and radio waves are used to form images of body   magnetic resonance imaging  
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x-ray beams are focused onto image intensifiers that glow as result of ionizing effect of x-rays   fluoroscopy  
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use of echoes of high frequency sound waves to diagnose disease   ultrasonography  
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use of motion picture to record x-ray images   cineradiography  
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radiopaque substance given and conventional x-rays taken   contrast studies  
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study of radioactive substance in diagnosis of disease   nuclear medicine  
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specializes in diagnostic radiology   radiologist  
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radioactive chemical giving off energy in form of radiation   radioisotope  
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radioactive drug given for diagnostic purposes   radiophamaceutical  
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fluor/o   luminous,flourescence  
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is/o   same  
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pharmaceut/o   drug  
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radi/o   x-rays  
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roentgen/o   x-rays  
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son/o   sound  
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therapeut/o   treatment  
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vitr/o   glass  
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viv/o   life  
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-gram   record  
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-graphy   process of recording  
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-lucent   to shine  
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-opaque   obscure  
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cine-   movement  
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echo-   a repeated sound  
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ultra-   beyond  
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MRI   magnetic resonance  
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SPECT   single-photon emission computed tomography  
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PACS   picture archival and communications system  
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UGI   upper gastrointestinal series  
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CXR   chest x-ray  
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DSA   digital subtraction angiography  
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IVP   intravenous pyelogram  
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LAT   lateral  
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U/S   ultrasound  
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99m Tc   radioactive technetium  
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gamma camera   machine that detects rays emitted by radioactive substances  
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positron emission tomography (PET)   radioactive glucose is injected and traced to body cells  
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radioisotope   radioactive form of a substance; gives off radiation  
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transducer   handheld device that sends and recieves ultrasound signals  
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uptake   rate of absorption of a radionuclide into an organ or tissue  
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echocardiography   ultrasound used to create an image of the heart  
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roentgenology   study of x-rays; radiology  
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in vitro   process,test,or procedure in which something is measured or observed outside a living organism  
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in vivo   process,test,or procedure in which something is measured or observed in a living organism  
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tracer studies   test in which radioactive substance are used with chemicals and followed as they travel throughout the body  
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uptake   rate of absorption of a radionuclide into an organ or tissue  
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perfusion lung scan   imaging technique in which radiopharmaceutical is injected intravenously and traced within the blood vessels of the lung  
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ventilation lung scan   imaging technique in which a radiopharmaceutical is inhaled and its passage through the respiratory tract is traced on a scan  
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bone scan   a radioactive phosphate compound is injected intravenously and bones are scanned for evidence of tumors  
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gallium scan   imaging technique in which the radioisotope gallium-67 is injected intravenously and the body is scanned  
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thyroid scan   imaging technique in which a radioactive substance is given intravenously and a scan is made to assess its uptake in the thyroid gland  
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technetium Tc-99m sestamibi scan   test of heart muscle function  
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